south india sangam period (Chola, Chalukya, Pallav... Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 21 [UPPCS (Pre) 1991]

Which Southern India state had excellent village administration?

a) Chola

b) Chalukya

c) Chera

d) Vatapi

Question : 22

Which of the following was the main article of import?

a) Pottery and glassware

b) Wine and slave girls

c) Horses

d) Gold and silver

Question : 23

To whose period, the Uttra Merur inscription belonged?

a) Parantaka I

b) Rajendra I

c) Raja Raja

d) Aditya

Question : 24

Which of the following statements are correct with regard to Rashtrakuta kings?

1. The Rashtrakutas were of Kannada origin and Kannada language was their mother tongue.
2. Dantidurga was the founder of the Rashtrakuta dynasty.
3. Amoghavarsha I was a follower of Buddhism.
4. Amoghavarsha I wrote the famous Kannada work, Kavirajamarga.

a) 1, 2, and 4

b) 1, 3, and 4

c) 1, 2, and 3

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question : 25 [IAS (Pre) 2016]

With reference to the cultural history of medieval India, consider the following statements.

1. Siddhas (Sittars) of Tamil region were monotheistic and condemned idolatry.
2. Lingayats of Kannada region questioned the theory of rebirth and rejected the caste hierarchy.

a) Both 1 and 2

b) Only 2

c) Only 1

d) Neither 1 nor 2